Tilak Madichetti
Reputation: 4346
Why is the maximum port range 65535 in the TCP/IP Suite?
My doubt is that - a port is just logical, so why such restriction ? Why can't I have a port of 9924593 or something like that ?
Upvotes: 16
Views: 11874
Answers (1)
Polynomial
Reputation: 28336
Look at the packet format for the TCP segment. The port identifiers are unsigned 16-bit integers, meaning that the largest number you can put in there is 216-1 = 65535.
Upvotes: 36
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